Dec
25
2011
The story of Christmas doesn’t begin in a manger, or even with the angel’s visit to Mary. It doesn’t begin with the prophets and their foretelling of Jesus’ birth. It begins with creation and the fall. Neither is the birth of Jesus the climax or the end of the story. Rather, it is the beginning …
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Dec
25
2010
Every good story includes a climax, and the Christmas drama is no exception. In act one, God set the stage, getting the context and situation ready for this main event, especially through Zacharias and Elizabeth. Then we saw him prepare the people in act two, telling Joseph and Mary that they were going to have …
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Dec
24
2010
God works in the lives of individuals, and the Christmas drama teaches us how he works. In this drama so far, we learned that God sets the stage, getting things ready for whatever he has planned for us (act 1). We also see that God prepares his people, getting them ready to participate in his …
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